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LAST-MODIFIED:20121116T203436Z
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URL:http://physics.bu.edu/internal/events/show/829
SUMMARY:EDA to BDA
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Doug Densmore\, Boston University\, ECE\nHosted by: S
	hyamsunder Erramilli\n\nPart of the Biophysics/Condensed Matter Seminar Ser
	ies.\n\nAbstract: Advances in electronic design automation (EDA) have been 
	crucial in the development of complex electronic systems. The ability to in
	dependently specify\, design\, and assemble electronic systems at various a
	bstraction levels has enabled tremendous growth in the semiconductor indust
	ry. In addition to growth\, EDA has introduced ways to reduce design errors
	\, increase performance\, and deliver new products at an increased pace. As
	 the field of synthetic biology grows\, it is going to be vital to begin to
	 look at introducing design methodologies that also enable specification\, 
	design\, and physical assembly. This talk will introduce my vision for crea
	ting tools to address these issues which take techniques from EDA and apply
	 them where appropriate to bio-design automation (BDA). In particular I wil
	l talk about two efforts\, Clotho and Eugene\, which have begun this proces
	s. Clotho is a software framework for the retrieval\, storage\, and manipul
	ation of biological "parts". Eugene is a domain specific language
	 for the specification and constraining of biological "devices". 
	In addition to discussing these two efforts\, I will briefly outline my ide
	as for the Center for Integrating Design Automation Research (CIDAR) and th
	e collaborations which have begun with UC Berkeley\, MIT\, the BIOFAB\, and
	 BBN Technologies.
LOCATION:SCI 352\, 590 Commonwealth Avenue\, 02215
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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